Having had its share of radio airplay, Menaya’s second album ominously titled, “The Worst News,” is by far delivering good news for the group.
One of their songs “Safer” has topped the charts of NU Rock 107 for five weeks, while another song “Favorite Sin” is climbing, according to Brian Sombero, vocalist of the group. You can listen to theirs songs from their MySpace profile or view a music video of “Safe” on YouTube.
Menaya is composed of Brian Sombero on the guitar and vocals, Hepe Lavador on Drums, Mike Bacalzo in guitars and Gil Olivar on Bass.
The group’s major influences include Mafia, Myriads and The Stills, which are foreign acts playing different genres of indie, post-punk, alternative to heavy metal music, depending on your taste.
MANILA, Philippines – Pop sensations Rihanna and Chris Brown arrived in Manila Saturday afternoon to prepare for a back-to-back concert at the Bonifacio Global City open field on Sunday.
Arriving on two separate flights, Rihanna and Brown were met by journalists gathered at the arrival area of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport and later by screaming fans.
Wearing black and carrying a black handbag and a video camera, Rihanna did not come with a large entourage. But screaming Filipino fans including airport personnel gave her a warm welcome.
Rihanna, 20, is one of the biggest pop stars in the music industry. Among her biggest hits are “Don’t Stop the Music,” “Take a bow” and “Umbrella.”
Meanwhile, Chris Brown who arrived with some friends flanking him is a year younger than Rihanna and has already won awards for his R&B songs, which includes “Kiss, Kiss” and “With You.”
The two pop stars had a seven-city concert tour in Australia and New Zealand. Based on the reception at the airport, both artists are already generating a lot of excitement among fans in the Philippines.
AC/DC fans, it’s time to rock again after eight years.
Angus Young and company are back with the new album “Black Ice,” released last October in the United States. You can find a sample of one of their songs, titled “Rock ‘N Roll Train” here.
Their last release, “Stiff Upper Lip” was in 2000, and was met with their usual commercial success. In between then and now, the band was quite inactive with the exception of jamming onstage with the Rolling Stones in 2003, and releasing several box sets.
“Rock N’ Roll Train,” the lead single off the album, is typical AC/DC: it lifts the hairs off your arm and immediately hypnotizes you with that 4/4 signature rock groove they’ve perfected since their inception in 1973.
ADMIT it. Your musical taste is largely influenced by friends or at least people close to you. And you often want to share it with everyone or at least to those who share your taste. That is essentially the idea behind Blip.fm.
“Music discovery is social,” says Jeff Yasuda, CEO and co-founder of Blip.fm, a tab service originally under the Fuzz.com website. (Actually, Yasuda’s card reads Founder and CEO of Fuzz Artists Inc.,’ which is an independent music label).
Calling himself a former “bean counter” (read Investment Banker) and a VC (venture capitalist), Yasuda and his co-founder Brian Venneman set up Blip.fm out of their love for music — of course, they believe there’s business in the social aspect of music discovery now that you have the Internet as your platform.
“I’ve been in a band since I was 13 years old,” says Yasuda as we talked in his music-filled room that he calls his office. Everywhere you look, there is music. There’s an exclusive photo of Pearl Jam’s frontman Eddie Vedder wearing a wig and a rather funny and amusing photo of Yasuda and his funky band and a lone fan listening.
Yasuda has a vast collection of music posters of various concerts and known musicians, which gives away his own musical taste. Of course, his first guitar was hanging on one wall, reminding him about his roots. He describes Blip.fm and Fuzz as his second baby — the first is a cute child whose photos are also on his desk.
JUST like the fans, former Eraserheads drummer Raimund Marasigan is excited. In a message posted on the Subsandwich mailing list, he narrates in very short sentences the days leading to the one-night reunion concert that would finally bring together his former bandmates in what would probably be the biggest gig in Filipino rock and roll. The former members of the band are set to play August 30 at the Fort Boni open field in Global City in Taguig.
He writes:
It’s been unbelievably crazy these past few days. I taped a few tugtugan episodes with Pedicab and Rivermaya, taped a Pedicab myx live episode, played a Cambio gig in route 196 , paid our respects to tita Lizette, played a Sandwich gig in up Manila, finished mixing the duster album and take care of last minute production details.
Marilou and R.A. treated me to something green and hairy. Maps played imago and duster gigs. Tarikim skipped school. I gave tix to the teachers haha.
I love my job. I thank God for this opportunity and blessing.
Filipino director Quark Henares has also posted a brief video on YouTube of the Eraserheads Reunion concert soundcheck. The video shows now Pupil frontman Ely Buendia singing “Sembrek” and Buddy Zabala backing him up on bass guitar. INQUIRER.net has confirmed with Henares that the video clip indeed came from him.
“After doing Ziggy Stardust, some adjustments are made and Ely starts doing the opening rifts of one of my favorite Eheads songs. You can actually hear me proclaiming ‘wow’ when it begins,” writes Henares in the description of the video he posted on YouTube.
Here are the rest of Marasigan’s message to fans on Subsandwich mailing list:
We had soundcheck midnight last night. My drum kit was tuned and inspected by Cholo of Ernville and Mike d. Thanx for the cymbals cholo.
I got Jamie and the Sherps Mickey, Tel and Jerry as my crew.
Brand new dad Darwin was there. Soupstar’s got a new baby in the family.
A few friends dropped by. the Itchyworms, Pupil, Mark Maya and AIA, Sinosikat, Direk Quark, Erwin Romulo, Direk Marie, and then some.
I’m a bit embarrassed were getting super rockstar treatment. We’re checked in a five star hotel, assigned a chauffeured van each, personal bodyguards (which i refused until later tonight) and we can actually raid the mini bar haha(after 20 years in rock n roll).
I didn’t get enough sleep. for the first time I’m actually excited about the concert. Went to the gym to sweat out last night’s beer. I’m having bacon eggs and fruits in the room as i’m typing this.
Earnest just dropped veda off. the kids are trashing the room. I’ll get a massage when they go swimming.
